Florida · Polk County
Producer

Fort Meade Mine - Cargill

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumMagnesiteIronAluminumFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10265790
MRDS IDISM0361
Alternate namesTencor Mine, Fort Meade Mine - Gardinier
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.7344, -81.8467
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986).TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, CURRENT LAND USE I. E.P.A. CONTRACT NO. 68-01-4196, JUNE 1977.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK AND HARDEE COUNTIES, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUBLISHERS, INC., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 1977.EMIGH, G.D. PHOSPHATE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED. MINING ENGINEERING, FEBRUARY 1968, PP. 125-126.EMIGH, G.D.. PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS REVIEW. MINING ENGINEERING, FEBRUARY 1974, PP. 115-118.E/MJ. PHOSPHATE--NEW CONSTRUCTION HELD BACK BY LACK OF SULPHUR, IN E/MJ'S 1968 PROJECT SURVEY. FEBRUARY 1968, PP. 90-93.FULLER, R.B. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE ROCK MINING. MINING ENGINEERING, AUGUST 1951, PP. 708-712.GARDINIER, INC. APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, NORTH HARDEE AREA, FORT MEADE PHOSPHATE MINE, HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PREP. BY DAMES & MOORE, LAKELAND, FL. DEVELOP MENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT (DRI), APRIL 1983, PP. 14-25, 197, 216-233, AND 244-253.GARDINIER, INC., FORT MEADE MINE, FT. MEADE, FL. FORT MEADE MINE FLOWSHEET (COMPANY INFO. HANDOUT). 1 P._____. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES DURING TRIP TO FLORIDA IN JANUARY 1985.GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK AND HARDEE COUNTIES, FLORIDA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1971, 1972.SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW. CITIES SERVICE CO. TO SELL AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL FACILITIES. FEBRUARY 10, 1973, P. 5. COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1973 THROUGH 1983).U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BAIRD AND BOWLING GREEN QUADRANGLES (TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS), FLORIDA. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1972 PHOTO REV., SCALE 1:24,000.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. FORT GREEN AND WAUCHULA QUADRANGLES (TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS), FLORIDA--HARDEE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1955, SCALE 1:24,000.E&MJ, International Directory Of Mining, 1979, New YorkJOHN HATCH, MINE MANAGER; 8/20/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.World Mines Register, 1981-82, San Francisco